M2.9 earthquake 172 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 172 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jun 29, 2023, 12:30 PM HADT (21:30 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 229 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.091 · 24 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kqiu (also filed as ak0238a1f1ix). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC.